Sai Tanghong, the bold head of the Miaoshou Sect, promised Chang Feng to find the lost letter box for him tonight.
The condition is that Chang Feng does not pursue the Miaoshoumen.
Chang Feng said: "Please, Master Sai, take us to see your senior brother as soon as possible."
Sai Tanghong pointed to her brothel outfit: "I have to change my clothes, wait a minute."
Then in front of Chang Feng and Fatty Xu, she took off her gauze, bellyband, and obscene pants...
Exquisite and clear!
It took Chang Feng and Fatty Xu a long time to react and turned their backs on their own initiative.
Sai Tanghong said: "There is nothing to avoid. If this matter can be settled tonight, I welcome you to spend the night with me in the future."
Sai Tanghong put on an inconspicuous cloth. The three of them came out of Yihong Building and met Huzi squatting at the door.
There is still one hour and three quarters before dawn.
Chang Feng's fate; the prince's fate; the fate of the Ming Dynasty... will be wonderfully intertwined in this hour and three quarters.
Forbidden City, Kunning Palace.
Kunning Palace is located in the north and faces south, also known as the Middle Palace. It is the residence of the queens of the Ming Dynasty.
But at this time, the owner of Kunning Palace was not the queen, but Concubine Wan Gui.
Emperor Chenghua established two queens.
The first Empress Wu was directly deposed by Emperor Chenghua and relegated to the cold palace because of her disagreement with Concubine Wan Gui.
That's right, the queen and the noble concubine were not getting along, and it was the queen who was deposed.
The status of Concubine Wan Gui in the mind of Emperor Chenghua is evident.
The second Queen Wang learned the lessons of Queen Wu. In the palace, he was tolerant to Concubine Wan Gui.
She didn't listen to what was going on outside the window and concentrated on reading the Buddha's scriptures. A proper Buddhist queen.
One day, Concubine Wan Gui came to have tea with the Queen and said, "Kunning Palace is still majestic and decent."
In the afternoon of the same day, Queen Wang actually ordered the palace staff to move things out of Kunning Palace and moved to the remote Yongshou Palace in Xiyuan.
(Note: Before the Jiajing Dynasty, the Yongshou Palace in Xiyuan was only the residence of concubines, not the residence of the emperor.)
Seeing that the Queen was so knowledgeable, Concubine Wan Gui did not hesitate to occupy the magpie's nest.
Inside the bedroom of Kunning Palace.
Fifty-seven-year-old Concubine Wan Guifei lay on the couch coughing uncontrollably.
Her hair was all white, and her face was wrinkled like the bark of an old tree.
Judging from the contours of her face, even when she was young, she was not an iconic beauty. Her chin was astonishingly large and she had the face of a horse.
However, this fifty-seven-year-old, ugly old lady was actually the most beloved woman of the forty-year-old Emperor Chenghua.
Among the three thousand beauties in the harem, Emperor Chenghua's eyesight was even less than one ten thousandth of that of the old lady on the sickbed.
At this moment, Emperor Chenghua was sitting beside Concubine Wan Gui's bed, holding her hand tightly.
Concubine Wan Gui had a bad cough tonight, so Emperor Chenghua simply stayed awake and stayed by her side all night.
The love between Concubine Wan Gui and Emperor Chenghua transcends age and appearance.
It is a kind of love that shares life and death, and shares hardships.
The prince of this dynasty, Zhu Youtang, lived a miserable life. His biological father, Emperor Chenghua, suffered even more hardships.
Because Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen had a father who was honored as the "Ming God of War" by later generations.
That's right, it's the Ming God of War who fought 500,000 against 50,000 in Tumubao. I had the advantage, but I lost miserably and was captured by Grand Master Wala and taken to the grassland first.
After the Tumu Fort Incident, two-year-old Zhu Jianshen was established as prince with the support of the Empress Dowager Sun.
Empress Dowager Sun sent a 19-year-old palace maid named Wan Zhen'er to take care of Zhu Jianshen.
Wan Zhen'er is actually Zhu Jianshen's wet nurse.
Three years later, Emperor Jingtai secured the throne and directly deposed Zhu Jianshen's reserve position, expelled him from the palace and demoted him to King Yi.
Wan Zhen'er hugged Zhu Jianshen and left Jingren Palace, where the crown prince lived, amid the urging and ridicule of the snobby eunuchs.
At that time, his God of War father had returned from hunting in the north and was imprisoned in Nangong. I can't help my son.
The only person Zhu Jianshen, who was five years old, could rely on was his Aunt Wan.
At that time, there were rumors in the government and the public that Emperor Jingtai intended to kill his brother, the God of War, as his wife. Zhu Jianshen's life is in danger.
Zhu Jianshen, who has gradually become more sensible, is often too frightened to sleep at night.
It was Wan Zhen'er who stayed with him, hugged him, and coaxed him to sleep.
During the five years when he was deposed, Wan Zhen'er was Zhu Jianshen's teacher, mother and strongest supporter.
It was not until Zhu Jianshen was ten years old that Emperor Jingtai became seriously ill and the Nangong Incident occurred.
The Ming God of War trembled again, and with the help of Shi Heng and others, he was restored and became emperor for the second time.
Zhu Jianshen guarded the clouds and saw the moonlight, and became the prince again.
Wan Zhen'er shared hardships with Zhu Jianshen. He could never leave her again.
Gradually, Zhu Jianshen grew up into a young man. He found that he had fallen deeply in love with the woman who was seventeen years older than him.
Six years later, Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne as Emperor Chenghua. He immediately made the thirty-three-year-old Wan Zhen'er a noble concubine.
The emperor only favored Concubine Wan Gui, and the six palaces had no color.
However, everyone has two sides.
Concubine Wan Gui has a gentle, considerate, and strong side; she also has a jealous, power-hungry, and vicious side.
Queen Wu didn't like it. Concubine Wan Gui gets rid of her.
It depends on which minister is displeased. Concubine Wan Gui gets rid of him.
Who dares to conceive the emperor's child? Simply get rid of her!
Those who follow me will prosper, those who go against me will perish!
She recommended a bunch of villains to Emperor Chenghua.
When one person is favored, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Her three younger brothers were all awarded high-ranking officials.
Now, her second brother Wantong is in charge of Jin Yiwei.
The third brother Wanxi is the commander-in-chief of the rear army, and is in charge of the fifth military camp, which is the strongest among the three major battalions of the capital.
The fourth brother Wanda served as the commander of the Jinyi Guards and was in charge of the 1,507 Han generals under the Jinyi Guards.
The Han generals were responsible for the palace guards. In other words, Wanda controlled the safety of the palace.
Even the dog raised in the Wan family's ancestral home was awarded the rank of "General Xuanwu", ranking fourth.
The imperial concubine party is so powerful that it can be said that it has all the power in the country.
There is a folk proverb that goes: The Zhu family is in the world, and the ten thousand families are in court...
Concubine Wan Gui coughed violently. Emperor Chenghua quickly helped her rub her back.
Emperor Chenghua said: "Why are you coughing like this? All imperial doctors should be killed!"
Concubine Wan Gui first showed a reasonable side: "I am ill, but the imperial doctor is not guilty."
What a virtuous concubine. When Queen Ma Dajiao was dying more than ninety years ago, her last words were to ask Grandfather Taizu not to blame the imperial doctor.
Those who don’t know better think that Concubine Wan Gui is a virtuous person like Empress Ma.
However, a moment later, Concubine Wan Gui showed her ferocious knife: "My concubine's illness is caused by the prince's anger."
Emperor Chenghua quickly asked: "Why is he angry with you again?"
Concubine Wan Gui said with a faint breath: "The Cai Zhong he used is a giant beetle. I heard from my second brother that Cai Zhong's money is more than the emperor's internal bank account!"
"Moreover, he also conspired with Cai Zhong to rebel."
When Emperor Chenghua heard this, his expression changed!
The growth history of Emperor Chenghua is a history of coups in the Ming Dynasty. He is extremely sensitive to the word "rebellion".
Emperor Chenghua asked: "Is there any evidence for the rebellion?"
Concubine Wan Gui said: "Not yet. Tomorrow, people from the cabinet will hand over Cai Zhong's letter and send it to the palace. The emperor can take a look in person."
"Maybe there are clues in the letter?"
Emperor Chenghua nodded: "Yes. If this really happens, I will depose him and make the third son the crown prince."
In the past, Concubine Wan Gui persuaded Emperor Cheng Hua to abolish the crown prince because the prince had a grudge against her for killing his mother.
If Emperor Chenghua dies and the prince successfully ascends the throne, her life will be at risk.
Now, Concubine Wan Gui knew that her time was short, and she was convinced that Emperor Chenghua would live longer than her.
She is still trying to persuade Emperor Hua to abandon his throne. This is for the long-term protection of the three younger brothers and the wealth of the entire family.
The key to destroying Chu is the framed letter in the letter box.
The inconspicuous little general Qi Changfeng in the Jinyiwei tonight became the most critical figure in the Ming Dynasty.
In the south of the city, there is Yuansheng Tea House.
Chang Feng, Fatty Xu, and Sai Tanghong stood in front of the teahouse.
Even though it was late at night, Yuansheng Teahouse was still bustling with people.
The Ming Dynasty had regulations and strictly prohibited gambling. Gambling houses are not allowed to exist.
But through the ages, selling dog meat with sheep's heads has been the only way to make money.
The local gangsters in the capital all use teahouses as a guise to set up treasure bureaus to amass money.
Let me digress. This method of the Ming Dynasty has continued to modern times.
Nine out of ten teahouses in the eighth-tier counties sell tea as a supplement, and mainly charge fees for playing mahjong.
The owner of the third empty crossbow, Sai Tanghong's senior brother Shi Jian, is the treasure officer of Yuansheng Tea House, specializing in rolling dice.
Chang Feng said: "Let's go in."
